Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.
Contrary to the predictions of the weather people, today was a better day than yesterday. The temperature seemed slightly warmer and there was definitely much less rain. We stayed dry most of the day, except for our treacherous trip to East Glacier. We had a great breakfast at …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Trail of the CedarsToday was our first full day in Glacier National Park. This place is pretty amazing. Our cabin is a just a couple of steps from McDonald Creek, connecting to Lake McDonald. The water moves quickly, and is so clear that you can see right through it to all the rocks underneath, …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Rainy and Cold7:23 am: Up earlier than I would like. Time change to mountain time to blame. 9:21 am: False alarm roadside potty stop for Mazie. 9:59 am: Passing through Circle, MT. 12:57 pm: Lunch in Lewistown, MT. 1:28 pm: Noticed that Barack Obama is in Montana too. Wish he’d stop following …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Summer of Love Day 2 LogToday was another driving day. We got up early in Glendive, MT and hit the road after having breakfast in the hotel. We had a full 10 hours of driving ahead of us and wanted to get it behind us quickly. I drove all day yesterday, so Tammy took the wheel today. While I spent all …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Dumbo9:57 am: Van loaded. Hitting the road. Sleep in Montana tonight! 12:15 pm: Lunch in Alexandria, MN. 4:33 pm: In a real North Dakota wind storm. 50+ mph winds. Crazy! 4:34 pm: Going through Bismarck, ND. 6:51 pm: Dinner at Sandord’s in Dickinson, ND. 9:29 pm: Checked into hotel …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Summer of Love Day 1 LogToday we loaded up in the Honda Odyssey and started our big trip. Packing was a bit last minute, we weren’t really done until just shortly before leaving. It was a pretty busy weekend. Today was spent entirely in the van except for two quick stops for food. We went about 15 miles …
Keep reading · 1 minute: All Day on I-94Before heading out on the Summer of Love, our 6-week family road trip, I suggested to Tammy that we may want to consider getting one of the big iPod Classics. We are going to put a lot of time in the van on this trip, and the van has a full AV input that can take the audio signal …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: New iPod Classic 160GIn 24 hours we leave for our 6-week trip around the western US. Much to do before leaving.
Have now officially begun travel packing for Summer of Love - West Coast.
Sonic stop in Missouri on the way to Lawrence, Kansas!
